Zwanger-Pesiri radiology installs multiple DX-D 300 digital radiography solutions

Mortsel, Belgium/Greenville, SC – 19 November 2013 – (RSNA Booth #4737) Agfa HealthCare today announced the installation of two DX-D 300 digital radiography (DR) systems at Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, a growing practice with 15 locations in Long Island, N.Y., which conducts an average of 550,000 procedures each year. The installation of a third DX-D 300 system will follow by the end of the year, with several additional installations to equip new imaging center sites that Zwanger-Pesiri is opening in 2014.

Potential for significant patient dose reduction

The cesium iodide DR detector technology of the Agfa HealthCare DX-D 300 offers the potential for significant patient dose reduction. The combined use of the cesium iodide DR detector, advanced MUSICA image processing, and integrated NX Workstation enables the excellent image visualization and efficientworkflow that the imaging center sought.

“We selected the DX-D 300 DR systems because of the market leading image quality with Agfa HealthCare’s MUSICA image processing. This allows us to potentially significantly lower dose, improve workflow, and reduce waiting and examination time to provide our patients the best patient care there is,” said Dr. Steven Mendelsohn, chief executive officer, Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology.

The universal, flexible and affordable DX-D 300 digital radiography systems from Agfa HealthCare combine single digital detector technology and fully automated positioning for increased productivity. The versatile U-arm design of the DX-D 300 system makes radiographic exams comfortable for patients and efficient for technologists, even in a small radiographic room. The Agfa NX Workstation also performs automatic “stitching” of full leg and full spine examinations. The systems also provide the option of combined CR and DR use.                         

Providing excellent patient care

“We are extremely proud to become part of the impressive success story of the Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology Group and to be part of their expansion plans to serve an even wider group of patients. The ability to convert a facility from their legacy DR systems to Agfa HealthCare is always a strong testament to the innovative, high quality DR systems that we continue to bring to the market,” said Greg Cefalo, Imaging Business Unit Manager with Agfa HealthCare US. “We are confident that the radiologists and technologists of Zwanger-Pesiri will be extremely satisfied with the high quality, low dose potential, and ease of use features of our technology which we know are important to provide excellent patient care.”

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology provides state-of-the-art radiological services to its patients with a level of care unmatched in the industry. The company’s radiologists are subspecialty trained in areas such as Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Body Imaging and Breast Imaging.

About Agfa

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,091 million euro in 2012.

About Agfa HealthCare

Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions.  The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's.  Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2012 were 1,212 million euro. 

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